[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi from a new member.

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Exactly,  I went into surgery operating room with sight for bypass  heart 
surgery and woke up 2 days later in total darkness.  Yes, it was a  shock and 
it took a bit to get things going especially due to handling the  recovery 
of the surgery, but I can't imagine losing it gradually and the feeling  of 
holding on to it.  It was taken away all at once and I had a choice of  
dealing with it or giving up totally.  
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 11/12/2011 8:24:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:

Wow, I  read this after I posted my comment's to Barb's note. This is so 
true. I  think that losing ones sight suddently and with no warning is an 
enormous  blessing rather than dragging along knowing that something is 
coming on  the road ahead, something unwanted. Sight Loss!  You are forced 
to  
make a decision, quickly, to move on and figure out how you will NOW  
experience your LIFE. I view it, mostly, as a great adventure. It is an  
adventure I would never have chosen, but it came to me anyway. And, I am  
thankful for every day, evry little step forward, and every new  
achievement. 
Amen, sister!
----- Original Message ----- 
From:  "artist" <imanartist at earthlink.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and  artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November  12, 2011 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi from a new  member.


>I would like to say that before you can develop  confidence, you have to 
>first believe in yourself.  Until a  person comes to terms  with where 
they 
>are, they really can't go  anywhere else regardless of what we say or do. 
>It is hard to let go of  what you know  and adventure into a newer unknown 
>tactile   world without vision.   It seems to me that it is hardest on 
those  
>who are told they will be blind in the future than with someone who is  
>suddenly blind with no warning.  When you have sight, it is hard  to think 
>of a world without it  But you can be without sight and  still have 
vision. 
>If a person you won't is told  he/she have  sight in the future , can  
make 
>them want cling to what they have  as long as they can.  The real truth is 
>that if you are going  blind, your fear of that prevents you from 
embracing 
>the changes you  need to make  and preparing for them because you cannot 
>imagine  what it would be like.  Sudden loss of sight , it seems to me,  
>omits that fear and the adjustment comes quite quickly if you want to  
>retain your independence    The bridge from a sighted world  to a tactile 
>one is a giant step but not an impossible one.  The  best way we can help 
>others across that bridge is to encourage them ,  be there for them and 
most 
>importantly show them the joy    and confidence you have found discovering 
>all the new things you can  do without reminding them the work it took for 
>you to get there.   If you are there, having fun, others will join in.  If 
>you  portray things as difficult, you will probably not have many 
followers.  
>After all, if your ladies did not like to knit when they had sight,  
chances 
>are they may not want to do it blind.  I have said in the  past, we cannot 
>let the darkness cripple us.  We need to embrace  the darkness and live  a 
>rich full in spite of it.  I look  at myself as a woman living in the 
>absence of light, not a person  struggling to live in  the dark.      Off 
my 
>soap  box now, Hugs, JoAn
>
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